Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy

Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy

Federico BarocciWW-1595-156039
1595·engraving·Platemark: 40.6 x 52.5 cm (16 x 20 11/16 in.); Sheet: 40.7 x 54 cm (16 x 21 1/4 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Austin Hauxhurst

Catalogue

Year
1595
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
Platemark: 40.6 x 52.5 cm (16 x 20 11/16 in.); Sheet: 40.7 x 54 cm (16 x 21 1/4 in.)

Artist

Federico Barocci
Federico Barocci

Printmaking

Federico Barocci was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance whose luminous, emotionally direct religious works helped establish the visual language of the Counter-Reformation. Working primarily in the Duchy of Urbino, he developed a distinctive approach to narrative painting through soft modeling, warm color harmonies, and carefully orchestrated compositions that drew viewers into intimate spiritual encounters. His altarpieces and devotional scenes, rendered in oil and sometimes preparatory chalk studies of remarkable delicacy, influenced Baroque painters across Europe. Barocci's commitment to his provincial workshop and his experimental approach to light and emotion mark him as a pivotal figure between Renaissance tradition and Baroque sensibility.

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Year
1595
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
Platemark: 40.6 x 52.5 cm (16 x 20 11/16 in.); Sheet: 40.7 x 54 cm (16 x 21 1/4 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1595-156039

Source

Source
cleveland
Status
verified

Artist

Federico Barocci

Federico Barocci

Printmaking

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